A Prize Treatise On the Character of Abraham Lincoln C.2
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A measure was brought forward in which Mr. Lin- ccjln's ccjnstituents were interested, when the member l6 THE CHARACTER OF from Wabash rose and discharged all his batteries upon its unconstitutional points. Mr. Lincoln then took the floor, and, with the quizzical expression ot features which he could assume at will, and a mirth- ful twinkle in his gray eyes, said: "Mr. Speaker, the attack of the member from Wabash on the constitu- tionality of this measure, reminds me of an old friend of mine. ...He's a peculiar looking old fellow, with shagg3% ov'erhanging e\'ebrows, and a pair of specta- cles under them. (Everybod)' turned to the member from Wabash, and recognized a personal description.) One morning just after the old man got up, he ima- gined, on looking out of his door, that he saw rather a lively squirrel on a tree near his house. So he took down his rifle and fired at the squirrel, but the squir- rel paid no attention to the shot. He loaded and fired again, and again, until, at the thirteenth shot, he set down his gun impatiently, and said to his bo3\ who was looking on : " ' Boy, there's something wrong about this rifle.' "' Rifle's all right, I know 'tis,' responded the boy, ' but where's j^our squirrel ?
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